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What do they still need to learn? The Impact of Smartphones on Curriculum
Published by: WCET | 1/28/2020
Hold on, let me finish up one thing on my phone. Okay, I’m finished! Now, onto our post. I don’t know about you, but it can be hard for me to put my smartphone down sometimes. This relatively small device […]
Practice
The Landscape of OER Policy and Practice in Texas
Published by: WCET | 12/19/2019
Welcome to Judith Sebesta, Executive Director of the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex), who joins us with an update on the strategic planning process for the former Virtual College of Texas and to tell us about this year’s […]
Practice
Considerations for Early Implementation of State Authorization Federal Regulations
Published by: WCET | 12/11/2019
To early implement or not to early implement, that is the question… Ok, so maybe Hamlet had a bit more weighing on his mind when he posed the question, “to be or not to be,” but I do think institutions […]
Practice
Using a Research-Based Approach – It’s Up to Us
Published by: WCET | 12/4/2019
Today we welcome Andria Schwegler, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the Master of Science Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University – Central Texas. Andria joins us to discuss the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the opportunity such […]
Policy
Continuing Our Regulatory Odyssey: Final Accreditation Regulations
Published by: WCET | 11/22/2019
Earlier this year, the Department of Education engaged in negotiated rulemaking around several issues including state authorization and reciprocity, accreditation, distance education and innovation, regular and substantive interaction, competency-based education (CBE), TEACH grants, and faith-based institutions. Despite all odds and […]
Practice
It’s Up to Us to Build It: Lessons Learned from Five Years in the Vanguard of CBE
Published by: WCET | 11/13/2019
We’ve written several posts on the negotiated rulemaking process and updates to state authorization and accreditation regulations. Today we hear from another participant in the innovation negotiated rulemaking process on that experience and her institution’s take on new models of […]
Practice
Three Keys to Opening the Door for OER
Published by: WCET | 11/6/2019
Today marks the finale for our 2019 WOW Award series. The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions to challenging educational needs. As we mentioned last week, we have three outstanding award winning […]
Practice
Final Federal Regulations for State Authorization Released!
Published by: WCET | 11/4/2019
Without a moment to spare, on Friday, November 1, 2019, the Federal Register shared the release of the long awaited 2019 Final Federal Regulations with the official and concise title: Student Assistance General Provisions, The Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, […]
Practice
Granite State College’s Approach to Distance-Based Teacher Preparation in New Hampshire
Published by: WCET | 11/1/2019
Today we continue our 2019 WOW Award series. The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions to challenging educational needs. As we mentioned earlier this week, we have three outstanding award winning initiatives […]
Practice
Assessing Soft Skills is Hard Work: One College’s Approach to Achieving Equitable Learning Outcomes
Published by: WCET | 10/30/2019
Each year I am so happy to coordinate the WCET Awards initiative, through which our cooperative honors institutions and individuals for exciting work in technology-enhanced learning. One of my favorite aspects of this initiative is working with our WOW Awards. […]